Yellow Wood SorrelLatin name: Oxalis stricta
Member of the Wood-Sorrel family (Oxalidacea)

The name is derived from the Greek word oxalis ("acid") because the plants have
an acidic taste. The plant has inversely heart-shaped leaflets in clover-like arrangements of
three. The leaves often fold along the center crease. The erect seedpods and their bent stalks
form a sharp angle. The yellow flowers are sometimes reddish at the base. It grows to a height
of 6 to 15 inches. It can be found in dry soil and roadsides. It blooms from May to October.

The Yellow Wood Sorrel is common in the Clinch Mountain area.

Sources:
"A Field Guide to Wildflowers, Northeastern and North-central North America" by Roger Tory
Peterson and Margaret McKennyEncyclopaedia Britannica